Ren-Chang Ching (Chinese: 秦仁昌; pinyin: Qín Rénchāng; 15 February 1898 – 22 July 1986), courtesy nameZinong, was a Chinese botanist who specialised in ferns.
Ren-Chang Ching was a Chinese botanist and pteridologist who made significant collections of plants from Mongolia to Yunnan. He was born in Wujin, Jiangsu, and studied botany and forestry at the University of Nanjing. On graduating in 1925 he taught at Southeastern University and from 1927 was Head of the Botany Section, Nanjing Museum. Here he switched his focus from trees to pteridophytes, which thereafter became his speciality. At this time, there were no experts on Chinese ferns in China and no single fern specimen was correctly identified in the small herbarium just started in Beijing. Ching started to correspond with pteridologists in the West (H. Christ, C. Christensen, W. R. Maxon and E. Copeland), thereby creating a basic library on Asiatic ferns for reference. In addition he started to make extensive collections of ferns, particularly from the provinces south of the Yangtze, but he knew he needed to see the type specimens in western herbaria.
Learning western languages so he could access the many Chinese herbarium specimens held in western institutions, Ching visited Europe following the Fifth International Botanical Congress in 1930. In Copenhagen, he consulted the fern expert Carl Christensen, and then worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, for more than a year. He again visited Copenhagen in 1932 and then Vienna, Prague and other European herbaria before returning to China later that year, where he joined the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology (later Academia Sinica), Beijing. in 1933, Ching was one those who founded the Chinese Botanical Society, and soon afterwards founded the Mountain Lu Botanical Garden in Jiujiang.
When the Japanese invaded China in 1937, Ching fled to Kunming (Yunnan Province), where, working at Yunnan University, he helped to found the Lijiang Botanical Station, where he was director until 1945. Ching remained in Yunnan until 1949, when he returned to Beijing to head the Taxonomic Section in the Institute of Botany, Academia Sinica, where his energies were largely focussed on education and forestry. However, his interest in ferns continued for the rest of his life, with him finally publishing more than 140 papers and books on them. Major works were Icones Filicum Sinicarum (1930-1958) and the series Studies of Chinese Ferns. He was also the principal author of the fern treatments in Flora Republicae Popularis Sinicae.
(This section is essentially a rewrite of the corresponding JSTOR article.[1])
Some plants he authorededit
(In the Adiantaceae)[2] Adiantum annamense Ching—Acta Phytotax. Sin. 6: 315. 1957. Adiantum breviserratum (Ching) Ching & Y.X.Lin—Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18(1): 104. 1980 Adiantum capillus-veneris L. f. dissectum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Ching—Acta Phytotax. Sin. 6: 344. 1957 Adiantum capillus-veneris L. f. fissum (Christ) Ching—Acta Phytotax. Sin. 6: 343. 1957 Adiantum chienii Ching—Sinensia 1: 50. 1930 Adiantum davidii var. longispinum Ching—Acta Phytotax. Sin. 6: 333. 1957
Sourcesedit
R.C. Ching and Z.H. Wang, 1982, "A Brief Report on the Progress of Pteridological Research in China", American Fern Journal, 72(1): 1-2
K.S. Shing (ed. A.C. Jermy and A.M. Paul), 1988, "Ching Ren Chang 1898-1986: A Bibliography", Taxon, 37(2): 409-416.
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 118; Chaudhri, M.N., Vegter, H.I. & de Bary, H.A., Index Herb. Coll. I-L (1972): 452; Lanjouw, J. & Stafleu, F.A., Index Herb. Coll. A-D (1954): 125, 166; Vegter, H.I., Index Herb. Coll. T-Z (1988): 1045;
chang, ching, chinese, 秦仁昌, pinyin, qín, rénchāng, february, 1898, july, 1986, courtesy, name, zinong, chinese, botanist, specialised, ferns, born, 1898, february, 1898wujin, jiangsu, qing, dynastydiedjuly, 1986, 1986, aged, beijing, chinaresting, placemountai. Ren Chang Ching Chinese 秦仁昌 pinyin Qin Renchang 15 February 1898 22 July 1986 courtesy name Zinong was a Chinese botanist who specialised in ferns Ren Chang ChingBorn 1898 02 15 February 15 1898Wujin Jiangsu Qing dynastyDiedJuly 22 1986 1986 07 22 aged 88 Beijing ChinaResting placeMountain Lu JiujiangOther namesQin RenchangEducationUniversity of NanjingScientific careerFieldsBotanyInstitutionsAcademia SinicaChinese Academy of SciencesAcademic advisorsJohn George JackChinese nameChinese秦仁昌TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinQin RenchangWade GilesCh in Jen ch angZinongTraditional Chinese子農Simplified Chinese子农TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinZǐnongIn this Chinese name the family name is Qin Contents 1 Life and work 2 Some plants he authored 3 Sources 4 References 5 External linksLife and work editRen Chang Ching was a Chinese botanist and pteridologist who made significant collections of plants from Mongolia to Yunnan He was born in Wujin Jiangsu and studied botany and forestry at the University of Nanjing On graduating in 1925 he taught at Southeastern University and from 1927 was Head of the Botany Section Nanjing Museum Here he switched his focus from trees to pteridophytes which thereafter became his speciality At this time there were no experts on Chinese ferns in China and no single fern specimen was correctly identified in the small herbarium just started in Beijing Ching started to correspond with pteridologists in the West H Christ C Christensen W R Maxon and E Copeland thereby creating a basic library on Asiatic ferns for reference In addition he started to make extensive collections of ferns particularly from the provinces south of the Yangtze but he knew he needed to see the type specimens in western herbaria Learning western languages so he could access the many Chinese herbarium specimens held in western institutions Ching visited Europe following the Fifth International Botanical Congress in 1930 In Copenhagen he consulted the fern expert Carl Christensen and then worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew for more than a year He again visited Copenhagen in 1932 and then Vienna Prague and other European herbaria before returning to China later that year where he joined the Fan Memorial Institute of Biology later Academia Sinica Beijing in 1933 Ching was one those who founded the Chinese Botanical Society and soon afterwards founded the Mountain Lu Botanical Garden in Jiujiang When the Japanese invaded China in 1937 Ching fled to Kunming Yunnan Province where working at Yunnan University he helped to found the Lijiang Botanical Station where he was director until 1945 Ching remained in Yunnan until 1949 when he returned to Beijing to head the Taxonomic Section in the Institute of Botany Academia Sinica where his energies were largely focussed on education and forestry However his interest in ferns continued for the rest of his life with him finally publishing more than 140 papers and books on them Major works were Icones Filicum Sinicarum 1930 1958 and the series Studies of Chinese Ferns He was also the principal author of the fern treatments in Flora Republicae Popularis Sinicae This section is essentially a rewrite of the corresponding JSTOR article 1 Some plants he authored edit In the Adiantaceae 2 Adiantum annamense Ching Acta Phytotax Sin 6 315 1957 Adiantum breviserratum Ching Ching amp Y X Lin Acta Phytotax Sin 18 1 104 1980 Adiantum capillus veneris L f dissectum M Martens amp Galeotti Ching Acta Phytotax Sin 6 344 1957 Adiantum capillus veneris L f fissum Christ Ching Acta Phytotax Sin 6 343 1957 Adiantum chienii Ching Sinensia 1 50 1930 Adiantum davidii var longispinum Ching Acta Phytotax Sin 6 333 1957Sources editR C Ching and Z H Wang 1982 A Brief Report on the Progress of Pteridological Research in China American Fern Journal 72 1 1 2 K S Shing ed A C Jermy and A M Paul 1988 Ching Ren Chang 1898 1986 A Bibliography Taxon 37 2 409 416 Brummitt R K amp Powell C E Authors Pl Names 1992 118 Chaudhri M N Vegter H I amp de Bary H A Index Herb Coll I L 1972 452 Lanjouw J amp Stafleu F A Index Herb Coll A D 1954 125 166 Vegter H I Index Herb Coll T Z 1988 1045 References edit JSTOR Global Plants Ren Chang Ching IPNI Plant name search author Ching Retrieved 27 July 2018 External links editJSTOR Global Plants Ren Chang Ching nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Ren Chang Ching The standard author abbreviation Ching is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 1 International Plant Names Index Ching Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ren Chang Ching amp oldid 1186522100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
